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Charles Harvey

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Headstone of Corporal Charles Harvey (23/1661). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECL9896). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Corporal Charles Harvey (23/1661). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaa …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Harvey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1661 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 October 1892 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs F.J. Harvey (mother), Collingwood, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1661 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Charles Harvey was the son of Frederick John and Fanny Jane Harvey.

    Four brothers all served in the same unit during WWI. Three were killed during the war: Charles Harvey (23/1661), Percy Harvey (7/209) and Frederick Harvey (6/3342). The other brother, William Harvey (6/254), returned to New Zealand and died of wounds within a year. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVII. DD. 14A. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    also remembered on the Memorials at Bainham and Collingwood Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 April 2018 - on site
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Riwaka Memorial Reserve, corner of State Highway 60 and School Road, Riwaka, Tasman District AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 July 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
23 April 2018PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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